योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-13

कर्मबीजं तरोरस्य सुखदुःखफलावलेः ।
क्षणतारुण्यकान्तस्य जराकुसुमहासिनः ॥ १३ ॥

karmabījaṃ tarorasya sukhaduḥkhaphalāvaleḥ ,
kṣaṇatāruṇyakāntasya jarākusumahāsinaḥ 13

13. karma-bījam taroḥ asya sukha-duḥkha-phala-avaleḥ
kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kāntasya jarā-kusuma-hāsinaḥ

13. asya taroḥ karma-bījam sukha-duḥkha-phala-avaleḥ
kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kāntasya jarā-kusuma-hāsinaḥ

13. This tree, whose seed is action (karma), bears a multitude of fruits consisting of happiness and sorrow. It possesses the momentary charm of youth and smiles with the flowers of old age.

13. הַקַרְמַה היא הזרע של עץ זה, שמניב שרשרת של פירות עונג וכאב, שיופיו הצעיר נמשך רק רגע, ושפרחי הזקנה מחייכים מתוכו.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्म-बीजम् (karma-bījam) - the very essence or origin of actions (the seed of action, action's seed)

• तरोः (taroḥ) - of the tree

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• सुख-दुःख-फल-अवलेः (sukha-duḥkha-phala-avaleḥ) - describing the tree as having an abundance of results from actions (of a multitude of fruits of happiness and sorrow)

• क्षण-तारुण्य-कान्तस्य (kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kāntasya) - describing the tree's ephemeral beauty of youth (of that which has the charm of momentary youth)

• जरा-कुसुम-हासिनः (jarā-kusuma-hāsinaḥ) - describing the tree's appearance in old age, likened to flowers blooming as a 'smile' (of that which smiles with the flowers of old age)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्म-बीजम् (karma-bījam) - the very essence or origin of actions (the seed of action, action's seed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma-bīja

karma-bīja - the seed of action (karma)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karma+bīja)

• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in apposition to "this tree" (asya taroḥ).

तरोः (taroḥ) - of the tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सुख-दुःख-फल-अवलेः (sukha-duḥkha-phala-avaleḥ) - describing the tree as having an abundance of results from actions (of a multitude of fruits of happiness and sorrow)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sukha-duḥkha-phala-avali

sukha-duḥkha-phala-avali - having a multitude of fruits of happiness and sorrow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sukha+duḥkha+phala+avali)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• avali – row, series, multitude
  noun (feminine)

क्षण-तारुण्य-कान्तस्य (kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kāntasya) - describing the tree's ephemeral beauty of youth (of that which has the charm of momentary youth)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kānta

kṣaṇa-tāruṇya-kānta - possessing the charm of momentary youth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣaṇa+tāruṇya+kānta)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, momentary
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• tāruṇya – youth, youthfulness
  noun (neuter)
• kānta – charming, lovely, beloved
  adjective (masculine)

जरा-कुसुम-हासिनः (jarā-kusuma-hāsinaḥ) - describing the tree's appearance in old age, likened to flowers blooming as a 'smile' (of that which smiles with the flowers of old age)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jarā-kusuma-hāsin

jarā-kusuma-hāsin - having the smile of old age's flowers, smiling with the flowers of old age

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jarā+kusuma+hāsin)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• hāsin – smiling, laughing, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective from root
  Derived from root √has (to laugh, smile) with suffix -in
  Root: has (class 1)

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